Former US President Bill Clinton (L) and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (R)vote at Douglas G Griffin School November 8, 2016 in Chappaqua, New York. (Photo: AFP). CHAPPAQUA, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton cast her vote early ...
PORTLAND, Jamaica -- The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has decided to suspend the search for the crashed US plane at 4:00 pm today Sunday, September 7, if nothing is sighted or recovered by then. Assets from both the JDF Coast Guard and the JDF Air ...
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)  Former President George W Bush took the so-called Ice Bucket Challenge in support of Lou Gehrig's disease research yesterday, and challenged his Democratic predecessor Bill Clinton to do the same. "To you all that ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica  The viral ice bucket challenge that has seen popular Jamaicans such as Usain Bolt, Shelley-Ann Fraser and Youth Minister, Lisa Hanna getting soaked in iced water, has generated a record US$22.9 million in donations worldwide ...
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP)  A new ceasefire in Gaza will last five days, said senior Palestinian negotiator Azzam al-Ahmed yesterday after he and other officials initially spoke of another 72-hour lull. "It will last for five days," he said, adding more time was needed ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has approved the late entry applications for 48 athletes from several countries including Jamaica to participate in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow starting this Wednesday (July 23).
The semi-final World Cup encounter between Argentina and Holland turned out to be an intense 'war' of attrition with Argentina finally getting the job done after full and extra time via the route of penalty kicks. Argentina won the penalty shootout 4-3. Argentina ...
SILVERSTONE, England (CMC) – Lewis Hamilton came from behind to win the British Grand Prix for the first time in six years here Sunday, cutting Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg's lead to four points and reviving his hopes of winning the Formula One ...
SAO PAULO, (AFP) - Jan Vertonghen led 10-man Belgium to a 1-0 victory over South Korea on Thursday that gave them top place in their World Cup group and ended Asian hopes in the competition. The stand-in captain hit the winner 12 minutes from time as ...
LONDON, England (AP) — Britain's epic tabloid phone-hacking trial ended yesterday with a hung jury on two final counts and a judge's rebuke for Prime Minister David Cameron, whose televised comments about the case while it was still underway almost ...
VYBZ Kartel's mother believes that her son was set up by the police and done a further injustice when a jury on Thursday convicted him and three of four co-accused of murder. Teresa Palmer shared the sentiment with the Jamaica Observer a day after Vybz ...
NEXT week Thursday the nation will know the fate of convicted entertainer Vybz Kartel as Justice Lennox Campbell will sentence him and his three co-accused. After being found guilty of murder on Thursday, the glamourous side of the life of this controversial ...
DESPITE suffering body blows in recent times, some players in the Jamaican music industry believe dancehall will survive. "I think it will change if we get back to basics and push talented people who are really professionals; then we can repair the damage," ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Opposition Jamaica Labour Party spokesman on National Security, Derrick Smith in a short comment to OBSERVER ONLINE on the result of the murder trial involving popular entertainer Vybz Kartel and three other co-accused said: ...
JAMAICANS are becoming more conscious of climate change as their knowledge of the phenomenon and the risks it poses to the country increase. That is the feeling of chief technical officer in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change ...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian military transport plane slammed into a mountain yesterday in the country's rugged eastern region, killing 77 people and leaving just one survivor, the defence ministry said. Air traffic controllers lost radio and radar ...
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS